#1960stv — Public Fediverse posts
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The 1967-68 UK TV series Man in a Suitcase takes the basic ITC action-adventure formula and adds a hardboiled flavour, real toughness, grittiness, plus seedy downmarket glamour. And more than a hint of film noir. The best of all the ITC series.
My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2016/02/man-in-suitcase-1967-68.html
#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #ITC #spytv #spies #RichardBradford #BritishTV #Britishtelevision
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Peter Leslie’s The Cornish Pixie Affair, from 1967, the fifth original novel based on the TV spy series The Girl from UNCLE starts with a murder in a circus (a setting that is used extremely well). Statuettes of pixies play a role. Enjoyable.
My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-girl-from-uncle-cornish-pixie-affair.html
#retrotv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #scifi #scifitv #Lexx #60stv #1960stv #60stelevision #1960stelevision #culttv #culttelevision #GirlfromUNCLE #spytv #spies #PeterLeslie
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Venus Smith, the forgotten Avengers girl. She was Steed's partner in six 1963 episodes. Fascinatingly different from the other Avengers girls. She had zero combat skills but she was a useful agent. And quite charming.
Reviews of the Venus Smith episodes: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-avengers-venus-smith-episodes.html
#culttv #retrotv #vintagetv #60stv #1960stv #theavengers #culttelevision #spies #spytv #VenusSmith
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The Interrogators, a great 1969 Tara King episode of The Avengers, written by Richard Harris and Brian Clemens. Christopher Lee guest stars. Starts with a British agent being interrogated by the bad guys, then the twists begin.
My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-avengers-interrogators.html
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This week in 1962 — “What Frightened You, Fred?” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
#EdAsner stars as a warden w/ R.G. Armstrong as an ex-con sent back to prison by a mobster.
Directed by #PaulHenried (CASABLANCA). Great episode, very #FilmNoir.
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W. Howard Baker’s Storm Over Rockall, the third of the six Danger Man TV tie-in novels. It's an original novel but with similarities to the TV episode Not So Jolly Roger. Someone is sabotaging a British rocket program. It could the Russians, or it could be the Americans.
My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2021/02/danger-man-storm-over-rockall-tv-tie-in.html
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“He was very generous, and instrumental in getting me the role.”
— #LarryStorch on #ForrestTucker (1919-1986)The actor who played Sgt. O'Rourke on #FTroop was #BornOnThisDay.
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Tonight in 1968 — #LaughIn debuted on NBC.
#DanRowan and #DickMartin hosted this sketch comedy series featuring #GoldieHawn, #LilyTomlin, #RuthBuzzi, #JoAnneWorley, #ArteJohnson, #JudyCarne, and #HenryGibson.
#GaryOwens narrated from "beautiful downtown Burbank."
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“I was never a celebrity, just a working actor.”
— #MartinMilner (1931-2015)